Pam Leo
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 22 articles
How Do I Get My 3 Yr Old to Wear Her Glasses?
Asked by B.S. from New York
on March 19, 2008
-
My 3 yr old was prescribed glasses by a pediatric opthamologist. She is farsighted only in one eye, about 20/40, the other eye is 20/20. At first she liked the idea,...
Answers
- Hi B. When my son was about that age he also needed glasses and like you we took him we let him pick out his own frames, and then that was it once we got home with th...
- My daughter has been wearing glasses for almost 2 years now. She is nearsighted so she only had to wear them while reading. He told me that it would be easier if I k...
- My youngest daughter (now 20) wore glasses since she was 2 years old and we never had a problem perhaps because just about everyone in family wore glasses. So maybe y...
Grandma Dying, Closure, What to Tell My 4 Yr Old
Asked by A.M. from San Diego
on March 4, 2011
-
earlier this week my husband suggested taking my 4yr old daughter and 2yr old daughter to visit her before she passes away. at first i thought he meant for my grams cl...
Answers
- My son's grtgpa died shortly after moving up here before hand he had only seen him like 3 times in his life. Now, the 6 months that he lived while we lived here we sa...
- A., I am sorry to hear about your grandma. I think under the circumstances of your gma not really liking kids, you are right not to take them. IF they had a special r...
- since she was not 'close' to them, I would tell them vaguely about death and 'heaven'. My daughter is 4, but is wise beyond her years and VERY close with my grandma. ...
What Is Your Favorite Parenting Book?
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on March 4, 2011
-
Hello! Just for fun, what is your favorite parenting book for toddlers? Give the title, author, and tell what you like about it. I look forward to everyone's responses.
Answers
- Smart Discipline by "Larry J. Koenig, Ph.D." is a great book. I currently use his techniques (adapted) with my 2 year old. Works Great:)
- Back to Basics Discipline by Janet Campell Matson. It is written by a grandmother who successfully raised her happy kids to be great parents. It is very clear and sim...
- Definitely the Parenting with Love and Logic. First one was for teens only. Now there are other age groups.
Help!!!
Asked by T.H. from Detroit
on April 2, 2008
-
Ok so this is probably going to be a lot so bear with me please. I have a son who is 3 years old he is going to be 4 in june. His father and I slit up when he was abou...
Answers
- Knowing that discipline is a weak spot of yours is a great start. Now you just need to fight your instincts and instill some hard-fast rules and stick by them. This ...
- It sounds like his little world has gone tupsy-turvy and this is how he's dealing with it. You have to be stronger. It's hard, but you have to. He's probably feelin...
- You have to be firm and consistant no matter how hard you think it is that is the ONLY way you are going to get it any better! Her acts the way he does because you le...
8 1/2 Year Old Has Anger Issues
Asked by A.W. from Grand Rapids
on May 29, 2008
-
My 8 1/2 year old son has been hitting and kicking people and things when he doesn't get his way. He seems to get mad very quickly and can't control his anger. I've ...
Answers
- I would just caution that if you do see a psychiatrist, don't dive into medications right away. The long term effects have not been studied in children. (I am not sa...
- I think a weekend away man to man, would be great! This is when they need that. A lot could be his way of dealing with stress. Also look up ADHD. I always knew that it...
- Seeking professional help is never a bad idea. I think that you need (or need somebody else to) dig deeper into the actual issue rather than punishing the behavior. ...
Need Books on Discipline & Behavior for Strong Willed Preschooler.
Asked by E.C. from Los Angeles
on August 22, 2009
-
3yr old...need I say more. Searching for a read on rearing a well behaved preschooler.
Answers
- Dear E., I am a parent coach, and here are some of the books I recommend most often. Naomi Aldort- Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves Pam Leo- Connectio...
- "Setting Limits with your Strong Willed Child" by Robert J MacKenzie. I stumbled across it while buying 1-2-3 Magic and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen. All are great ...
- Hi E. I have read many books and 2 of the BEST ones are by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka: Raising Your Spirited Child Kids, Parents and Power Struggles Happy readi...
21 Month Old Has a Pinching Habit
Asked by J.F. from San Diego
on March 9, 2008
-
Ever heard of this? Ever since my daughter was an infant she would soothe herself while she nursed by rubbing her fingers on my skin. This evolved over time to be more...
Answers
- you can try holding her hand while she is asleep like what couples do all the together. but if it doesnt work you could bye baby mittens. and for scraching babys you c...
- My daughter did this too, but eventually grew out of it. I don't know that anything I did was helpful in stopping her. I remember that I'd grab her hand in mine when I...
- Hi, how about having her caress her ear??? This is what my 21 month old daughter does to soothe herself. She has been doing so since about 4 months old, now she likes...
How to Discipline My Screaming 19 Month Old??
Asked by J.H. from Burlington
on July 26, 2008
-
I have a very spirited 19 month old daughter who will usually respond to a brief time out or just the threat of a time out. I know she is young and sometimes just will...
Answers
- I know this may seem extreme, but scream back at her. Not right in her ear and not at full volume, but just enough that she gets the idea of what she is doing and how...
- I agree with Gina,I was going to say,when you are in the car pull over and either take your dd out and sit her down look her in the eyes and say this is not funny ect....
- I have a different suggestion, something to try for 2-3 days. Ignore the scream. As in, do not respond at all, don't even flinch, pretend it didn't happen. She is d...
Help! Our 6-Year-old Is Running Our House!
Asked by C.M. from Owensboro
on February 9, 2011
-
My kindergartner has few moments of sweetness these days....as long as she's getting her way. Her back-talking is outrageous and intentionally hateful. She has start...
Answers
- I think you're very smart to see a family therapist. This seems to have spiraled out of control. No six-year-old should run a family unless that six-year-old is payi...
- My heart goes out to you, this is a tough situation to be in. At this point, family therapy sounds like a great idea. Everybody will have to re-learn some behaviors, ...
- Why on earth are you trying to accommodate her at all at this point? She is certainly not trying to accommodate you in any way. I think you should call a family therap...
Time-outs???
Asked by H.H. from Cleveland
on January 30, 2007
-
I was just wondering when a good age is to start introducing time-outs. I have a very energetic almost 19 month old daughter and she is having a little trouble listen...
Answers
- A big part of parenting is learning about which of your daughter's behaviors are age/stage appropriate - because it's really useless (even counter-productive) to do ti...
- That was the age that I pseudo started my daughter on time-outs. It happened during Christmas while my husband and I were trying to bring in the Christmas tree. She ...
- A one and half minute time out would be ok for her. Time outs should be one minute for every year old. One year olds get one minute time out, two year olds get two min...
